Girls' name · since 1903
Bettina
6,482 babies named Bettina in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,149 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,482
- born since 1903
- 1960s
- peak decade
6,482 babies have been named Bettina since 1903, making it today's #10149 girls' name.
Bettina has 6,482 recorded births among girls since 1903, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10149 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #2,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,149 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,482 born since 1903
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bettina ranks #2,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,149 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,482 born since 1903, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,149 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,482
- born since 1903
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bettina's 6,482 recorded births place it above 96.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Bettina compares
6,482 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bettina's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bettina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,482 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 192 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bettina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bettina's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 192, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bettina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 192
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Bettina by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,641 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Bettina's strongest decade.
1,641 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Bettina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 36
1900s
36 births
- 1910s 248
1910s
248 births
- 1920s 248
1920s
248 births
- 1930s 224
1930s
224 births
- 1940s 537
1940s
537 births
- 1950s
1950s
909 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,641 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,115 births
- 1980s
1980s
990 births
- 1990s 249
1990s
249 births
- 2000s 132
2000s
132 births
- 2010s 103
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,641 births (25% of all-time use).
How Bettina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bettina's total volume
Bettina by state
Where Bettina concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 831 | 12.8% |
| #2 | California | | 563 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 275 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 235 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 169 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 161 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 158 | 2.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 117 | 1.8% |
831 of 6,482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Bettina appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bettina's data
- Bettina's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,641 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Bettinas (831 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bettina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~122 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1903–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bettina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.